All tagged travel
A group of remarkable twenty-somethings embarked on an African adventure most of us will only dream about; 12 countries in 12 months by bike.
As much as London is about its majestic buildings steeped in historical significance, world-class (free) museums, theatre shows and iconic views of the Thames, it is people who live there that add a fire to its belly, graffiti to its streets and soul to its music scene.
“You have to stamp out in some regions because there are no borders on Lake Malawi except for where there are harbours. We were pirates on the lake for a couple of days when we’d stamp out of one country and it would sometimes take us two days to get to the next point where we’d be able to stamp into the next country.”
I happened to pop in to Sundays River Adventures on the Tuesday following Port Elizabeth’s hosting of the Half Ironman World Championships, and was taken on a sand-boarding outing with none other than four Costa Ricans, three Belgians and two Colombians.
This particular tale is about the serendipity of travel; of coincidence and timing, of friendship. It is a story I have been meaning to tell for some time.
I took tens of thousands of photographs. I dressed up for Halloween as Beetlejuice and no one could recognise me because I looked so awful, and I was part of the winning drama cast at a small international theatre festival.
I left the store with a gold shopping bag of health and green tea for loved ones back home, several “selfies” on my phone and the giggle-inducing thought of Trump in “hot water”.
